Commercial boat catches fire near paper mill on Staten Islands West Shore – SILive.com

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. A fire on a commercial boat Sunday off the coast of Staten Islands West Shore prompted a response by multiple emergency agencies.

A Samaritan boating near Travis alerted authorities to smoke and flames emanating from a towing vessel just after 11:30 a.m., according to a source with knowledge of the incident.

The captain of the ship extinguished the flames by the time crews had arrived, the source said.

No injuries were reported.

The U.S. Coast Guard, FDNY and North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue responded to the area of 4435 Victory Boulevard for a report of the incident.

Pratt Industries at 4435 Victory Blvd. in Travis recycled a thousand tons of paper products a day when this photo was taken in April 2011. (Staten Island Advance/Irving Silverstein)staten island advance

The address belongs to Pratt Industries paper mill, where multiple fires have been reported over the past decade.

BUSY DAY ON THE WATER

Hours prior to the boat fire near Travis on Sunday, FDNY Marine Operations responded to a private vessel in distress near the Staten Island side of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.

The FDNY helped untangle a line from a propellor on the boat after it was spotted drifting toward rocks along the coastline.

No injuries were reported.

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